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Juice cleanses are all the rage, and for good reason, if you\u2019re looking for a great detox diet, juicing can help shift those lingering nasties in your body. Trouble is, they can be pretty pricey, as someone has made all those juices for you. We here at Crush aren\u2019t scared of many things, but not eating is something we are truly terrified of. But, we created our own DIY juice cleanse with recipes and a shopping list. The following is what happens when food people stop eating for three days.<\/p>\n

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Our Detox Diet Guinea Pigs<\/b><\/h3>\n

EMMA\u00a0– Production Assistant, 6-cups-of-coffee-a-day kinda gal, worships carbs and wine.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When we were brainstorming ideas for the next few months I was super keen on the idea of a DIY juice cleanse. It\u2019s something that I\u2019ve always wanted to give a go but had always thought the store bought kits were a bit out of my price range. So, I volunteered for the juice cleanse detox diet, in a Hunger Games fashion. It was only when I realised what I’d be giving up (coffee, wine, smokes, chewing!) did I start to have reservations. I like… nay, love to eat and expected that I would feel weak.<\/em><\/p>\n

JESS\u00a0– Food Writer, trained chef and lover of butter, croissants and negronis.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I\u2019ve always wanted to do a juice cleanse, it seemed like the Cape Town thing to do but I refused to pay those ridiculous prices and still be hungry. So, when we decided on this article, I was keen but also a little worried I would be hungry and, that as a result, I would either give in really soon or just get nothing done as I wallowed in self-pity.<\/em><\/p>\n

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What You Knew About Juicing Before Going on the Challenge<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emma: <\/b>Basically, I was under the impression that as long as it was a liquid, it was okay (so coffee and wine would be allowed right?) This was definitely not the case.<\/p>\n

Jess:\u00a0<\/b>Nothing, except that day two would have me curled up into the foetal position, crying for my mother.<\/p>\n

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The Juicing Detox Diet Diary: Day 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emma: <\/b>Off to a great start, instead of coffee, this morning I had hot water, unfiltered apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and a dash of cayenne pepper. Not bad.<\/p>\n

At work, I make my two morning drinks for 09h00 and 12h00. The real challenge was when everybody in the office was making their lunch (we also had a Koeksister<\/a> recipe shoot, which didn\u2019t help).<\/p>\n

By 16h00 I am so grumpy I want to throw my MacBook at my editor. I go for a walk instead. When I eventually get home, I am so exhausted that I fall into the couch, flip through Instagram and promptly pass out!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jess: <\/b>Yeah! So pumped! Juice cleanse! I come back from yoga (and score extra smug points for that) and make myself the hot water and lemon while I shower and get ready. When it comes times to my first breakfast drink, I wasn\u2019t too hungry so it was actually quite pleasant.<\/p>\n

I sit down for work and feel surprisingly full until just before midday, where I enjoy the delicious pineapple-y drink. By the time the lunch juice came around, I was feeling good and not hungry at all, so happily powered through all these drinks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The first one that I struggled with was the beetroot late afternoon juice, where it was a little sweet for me. I had a late afternoon meeting where I had herbal tea and came home to a green juice (fine) and my dessert \u2018treat\u2019 of a homemade almond milk with cinnamon. I felt good at the end of day one and even thought that I would make the almond milk drink a thing in my nighttime routine.<\/p>\n

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The Juicing Detox Diet Diary: Day 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emma: <\/b>Feeling super revitalised, I have a feeling that that has more to do with having 12 hours sleep than the juicing. But, this is short lived as lunch time approaches and I want to eat everybody’s food. Instead, again, I go for a walk. As I exit the building I am greeted by second-hand smoke, I inhale deeply.<\/p>\n

By mid-afternoon I\u2019m not nearly as grumpy as yesterday (still grumpy though) and consider going for a run. It\u2019s the thought that counts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jess:<\/b> Wake up to a headache and a grumbly tummy. My first thought is that I\u2019m so weak I can\u2019t possibly go to yoga, but then the promise of smugness overrides that and I make it to my class. I know the headaches are part of my body\u2019s detox so I make sure to drink lots of water after class. I follow the same process of juices, slightly less enthused than the day before. I\u2019ve never really been one to eat the same thing over and over, so drinking the same thing is a little dull.<\/p>\n

Once I\u2019ve got my two morning drinks out of the way, I found that I felt really flat and it was hard to motivate myself to work. I was also starting to feel hungry, so I chased each juice down with a mug of herbal tea (ginger and lemon were my favourites).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I somehow got through this flat day and made it to \u2018dinner\u2019, which was fine, because it\u2019s a clean green juice, but the almond milk was not as enticing as it was previously. The appeal had definitely worn off. I slukked it back and got into bed, looking forward to the last day of this juicing hell.<\/p>\n

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The Juicing Detox Diet Diary: Day 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emma: <\/b>The final day, YAY! I can do this! My tummy is so flat if I look really hard I can see the muscle beneath the fat. My body has definitely gotten used to not eating, but my mind still sees pizza walking around the office. I am also starting to have juice fatigue, the thought of cleaning that machine again is draining me, so much effort \u2013 \u00a0all for a juice.<\/p>\n

But I power on till my last almond milk dessert at 20h00 (I will be making that again). By 20h30 I have a glass of wine (I mean technically the cleanse was done!).<\/p>\n

Jess: <\/b>I spring out of bed, purely because it\u2019s the last day and I\u2019m closer to being able to chew food again. My overall thoughts on the last day were \u2018bleh, another juice?\u2019. Texturally, it was so boring and I found it so hard to finish my juices, almost as if I was at saturation point. But, I managed to make it through the day, getting through all the juices until the beetroot one. I couldn\u2019t face this a third time, so I skipped it and actually found that I wasn\u2019t hungry at all until much later in the evening.<\/p>\n

I had my dinner juice, nixed the almond milk (I am certainly not making that a part of my nighttime routine) and went to bed feeling surprisingly good.<\/p>\n

Final Thoughts on Juicing as a Detox Diet<\/b><\/h3>\n

Emma: <\/b>One of my main concerns about juicing was losing all the fibre in the fruit and constantly being hungry. Hunger and fatigue were a big downer but if you looking for a flatter stomach for one day then it\u2019s definitely worth it!<\/p>\n

Jess:<\/b> I felt good and lighter by the end of it, I also lost a couple of kilos that I could have kept off if I hadn\u2019t immediately returned to eating croissants and French fries. It was easier than I thought in terms of hunger \u2013 I definitely didn\u2019t starve as I initially thought I would \u2013 but I just got really bored.<\/p>\n

I enjoy cooking for myself, so not being able to do that was actually the hardest part. All in all, I reckon I would do another DIY cleanse at home if I felt I needed a push for health and wellness.<\/p>\n

Tips for A DIY Juice Cleanse<\/b><\/h3>\n